Just watched the Halo E3 2000 trailer, shown over a year before the game was released. Amazing to see how far the series has come. And lol @ Master Chief's voice and that head bobble. Looks like a really poorly made machinima.

Played the first Spartan Ops mission today, it's more compelling than Fire Fight. This is the mode I'm most excited about.

My buddy and I were planning on playing through the missions together and it's nice to see someone who's played it give it a thumbs up; although multiplayer will be where the majority of my time is spent.

Just because someone posts an article doesn't necessarily mean that they are the ones who wrote it. They are just giving an excerpt or article for the source they found supporting the writer's information.

I'm a bit of a fan of the halo campaign (not so much the multiplayer though) and I'm planning on picking this up to continue the halo story.

The problem is, its been a while since I played halo 3. What do I need to know/remember from halo 3 thats going to tie into halo 4? Whats the overall campaign going to be about/like? I'm afraid to look it up as I keep hearing about spoilers being leaked already .

I'm a bit of a fan of the halo campaign (not so much the multiplayer though) and I'm planning on picking this up to continue the halo story.

The problem is, its been a while since I played halo 3. What do I need to know/remember from halo 3 thats going to tie into halo 4? Whats the overall campaign going to be about/like? I'm afraid to look it up as I keep hearing about spoilers being leaked already .

The events in Halo 3 spelled the end to the Covenant. The Elites left once the leaders decided the Brutes were more suitable to be their primary force. Some of the other races followed them. MC pretty much single-handedly kills all the Prophet leaders. The Flood also helped by infesting their capital city, High Charity, which was later blown up when MC prematurely detonated the new Halo that was being built at the Ark. So now the Covenant are no longer a major threat to humanity, though scattered forces still exist.

At the end of Halo 3, Master Chief and Cortana try going back to Earth on the ship Forward Unto Dawn by going through a portal located on the Ark. The portal closes as half the ship enters it, tearing it apart and sending only the half with the Arbiter to Earth. They're presumed dead until you watch the scene after the credits, where you see them floating off into deep space, stranded. MC enters cryo-sleep while Cortana quietly waits.

On the Legendary ending, you see the Forward Unto Dawn closing in on a planet. That's basically where Halo 4 starts.

Nice find Chrono. I would say the armor definitely looks better in game than it did in those concept art shots. The art style just made them look too cartoony. Not to say that some of them still aren't wacky-looking, just that they definitely look better.

dyeriuss, yeah you're right. Though wasn't the one killed by the Flood because Chief allowed it to happen?

Great find Chrono! Some of these still look ridiculous and impractical, particularly Venator, Warrior and Wetwork. I think it's safe to say I'll be sticking with the Mark VI, though some of them do look good.

Does anyone else think their necks are all strangely long? I swear their shoulders are lower than they should be or something.